Of the 3,515 recipients of the Medal of Honor prior to Friday's ceremony since the 1860s, 93 were Black; 59 Hispanic; 35 Asian or Pacific Islander; 33 Native American; and 18 Jewish, according to ...

of over 3,500 Medal of Honor recipients, only 94 African Americans, 59 Hispanic and 35 Asian or Pacific Islanders have received the award. “I was deeply honored to join the President and the ...

Orig was awarded the Medal of Honor for “extraordinary heroism and selfless sacrifice.” His remains are buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl Crater in Honolulu.

Lionel Messi was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States, by President Joe Biden on Saturday but did not attend the ceremony at the White House.

“For the final time as president, I have the honor bestowing the Medal of Freedom, our nation’s highest civilian honor, on a group of extraordinary, truly extraordinary people, who gave their ...

Canadian actor Michael J. Fox was among the 19 notable names on Saturday to take home the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honour in the United States. Fox, who was born in ...

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the United States’ highest civilian honor, presented to people who have made significant contributions to the “prosperity, values, or security” of the ...

In his opening remarks, President Biden expressed, “For the final time as president I have the honor bestowing the Medal of Freedom, our nation’s highest civilian honor, on a group of ...

Washington — President Biden is awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to Hillary Clinton and 18 others "who have made America a better place," the ...

The medal is the nation’s highest civilian honor and given to those who have “made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other ...

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“The reason I am climbing on this slippery soapbox called ‘freedom’ today is that I’m being given a presidential medal by that name—an honor I’m receiving mainly for the work of ...